2 minutes remain, Kevin Harvick sits outside the top 12. He wheel hopped into turn 1 and aborted his lap.

The time is up, flying laps will count. Jimmie Johnson bumps Martin Truex Jr outside of the top 12. Truex is already on a hot lap as is Harvick, they both sit outside of the top 12. Truex bumps Johnson! Harvick is just short. Harvick was in the green until he approached turn 6.

Chase Elliott wins round 1 of Watkins Glen qualifying!

Johnson and McMurray both stated that they wheel hopped going into the corner. Johnson missed a transfer spot by less than a tenth of a second.

WATKINS GLEN, NY – AUGUST 04: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 4, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Round 2 Watkins Glen

The top 12 times from round 1 are reset as they each make a run for the pole in the final round of qualifying at Watkins Glen. It’s a brief 10 minutes session in round two as the sun sets in Watkins Glen, NY.

Kyle Busch didn’t run a single qualifying run in the two rounds of practice earlier today. However, everyone in the garage says he has the car to beat. Is it fast enough for the pole?

Kyle Busch is the first car on the race track for his qualifying run. It’s a 70.320 for Busch, that’s the fastest lap of the day. But, the track is cooling off, they will all be fast.

Chase Elliott uses every inch of the race track off turn 7, Elliott misses the pole by .003. Hamlin to the top of the board, 70.260.

Denny Hamlin takes the pole position at Watkins Glen International!

View the full 2018 Watkins Glen starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series event below.

Watkins Glen Qualifying Results August 4, 2018 – MENCS

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Denny Hamlin 70.260

2. Kyle Busch 70.320

3. Chase Elliott 70.323

4. Martin Truex Jr 70.418

5. Kyle Larson 70.687

6. Joey Logano 70.721

7. Aric Almirola 70.820

8. AJ Allmendinger 70.891

9. Erik Jones 70.897

10. Kasey Kahne 70.897

11. Ryan Blaney 70.951

12. Michael McDowell 70.969

13. Jimmie Johnson 71.085

14. Paul Menard71.146

15. Jamie McMurray 71.161

16. Kevin Harvick 71.167

17. William Byron 71.194

18. Brad Keselowski 71.196

19. Clint Bowyer 71.211

20. Ryan Newman 71.233

21. Kurt Busch71.235

22. Chris Buescher 71.235

23. Daniel Suarez 71.298

24. Alex Bowman 71.387

25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 71.406

26. Austin Dillon 71.589

27. David Ragan 71.617

28. Matt Kenseth 71.871

29. Parker Kligerman 72.038

30. Matt DiBenedetto 72.201

31. Bubba Wallace 72.224

32. Ty Dillon 72.328

33. Cole Whitt 72.791

34. Ross Chastain 73.436

35. Josh Bilicki 73.750

36. Spencer Gallagher 73.809

37. Landon Cassill 74.934

WATKINS GLEN, NY – AUGUST 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, poses for a photo after winning the Pole Award during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 4, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Watkins Glen Post-Qualifying Inspection

This is another enhanced weekend. It’s a similar to last week at Pocono where 13 cars failed post-race inspection. With the enhanced schedule, there’s less inspections.

Just like last week, there were no pre-qualifying inspections. However, they are doing things a bit different this week at Watkins Glen.

Instead of inspecting the cars directly after qualifying they will impound them. The cars will be rolled and locked until the morning.

On Sunday morning, the cars will roll through the inspection tent just as they came off the track in qualifying. Any infractions will be announced ahead of the race and those cars will start from the tail at Watkins Glen International.